Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye
Türkiye: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 62.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye stood at 62.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye peaked at 75.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1975.
That places Türkiye 85th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.0% | — |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +34.2% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +78.0% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 38.1% | 45.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 57.6% | 75.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Türkiye was 62.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Türkiye ranks 85th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release